I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
June 2, 2003
Evaluation Period
June 2, 2003 – June 1, 2004
Overview
OSHA's Alliance with NHCA focuses on preventing noise induced hearing loss in the workplace. In
addition, the organizations are using their collective expertise to help advance a culture of good
hearing health by developing and implementing Hearing Conservation Programs (HCPs) and Hearing Loss
Prevention Programs (HLPPs) while sharing best practices and technical knowledge.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA |
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Cathy Cronin
Bob Curtis
Deborah Gabry
Earl Hicks
Sandi Khan
Lisa Ramber*
Jack Standard |
Office of Training and Education (OTE)
Salt Lake Technical Center (SLTC)
Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine (DSTM)
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OOSA
OOSA
OTE |
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| NHCA |
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Ted Madison
Rick Neitzel
Theresa Schulz
Carol M. Stephenson
Laurie Wells |
President
Director of Communication
Director of Education
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
President-Elect |
*Lisa Ramber served as the OSHA-NHCA Alliance Implementation Team Coordinator
until March 2004
II. Implementation Team Meetings
June 2, 2003
December 18, 2003
May 11, 2004 |
Kick-Off Meeting, OSHA, Washington, DC
Meeting, Teleconference
Meeting, Teleconference |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Training and Education Goal
- Develop training courses on noise and hearing loss prevention, including a "Train the Trainer
Course" for toolbox talks and a program for vocational school populations.
- No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Create and update electronic assistance tools for OSHA’s web page that address noise and hearing
conservation for general industry, construction and maritime.
Products
OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages
Representatives from the OSHA-NHCA Alliance serve on the editorial boards for the following OSHA
Safety and Health Topics pages: Noise and Hearing Conservation and Construction – Noise and Hearing
Conservation. These pages are maintained as a product of the OSHA-NHCA Alliance. Please see the
addendum for a list of the NHCA members that are serving on the editorial boards.
OSHA eTool
Representatives from the OSHA-NHCA Alliance are helping to develop and will serve on the editorial
board for the Noise and Hearing Conservation eTool that OSHA is developing. Upon completion, the
OSHA Noise and Hearing Conservation eTool will be maintained as a product of the OSHA-NHCA Alliance.
Please see the addendum for the NHCA members that are serving on the editorial board for the Noise
and Hearing Conservation eTool.
- Collect, promote and share information on NHCA members’ best practices, as jointly determined by
OSHA and NHCA, with others in the occupational health and safety and hearing health care professions
through outreach by NHCA and OSHA.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Develop a guide for hearing protection (including a matrix for hearing protection devices’ usage
in various noise settings) that addresses best practices as jointly determined by OSHA and NHCA.
No products or resources have been developed for this Alliance goal.
- Design model HCP/HLPPs for the construction and maritime industries.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects for preventing NIHL that are
addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
No products or resources have been developed to meet this Alliance goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health Goals
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions on HCP/HLPPs to help forge innovative
ways to prevent hearing loss in the workplace.
NHCA representatives attended several OSHA Stakeholder meetings on noise and hearing conservation in
the construction industry.
- Develop and disseminate information at conferences and events, or through print and electronic
media, including links from OSHA’s and NHCA’s Web sites.
Events
NHCA 29th Annual Conference, February 19 – 21, 2004, Seattle, Washington
Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs gave a presentation entitled
"OSHA’s Cooperative Programs" on February 20, 2004 at the NHCA’s 29th Annual Conference in Seattle,
Washington. In addition, The OSHA-NHCA Alliance shared an exhibit booth with NIOSH during the conference.
Deborah Gabry and Carol Stephenson staffed the exhibit booth. The OSHA exhibit staff distributed
information on OSHA’s cooperative programs, particularly the Alliance Program, the OSHA-NHCA Alliance,
and noise and hearing conservation products.
NHCA-OSHA Alliance Web Page
The NHCA Web site features a NHCA-OSHA Alliance page which includes information on OSHA’s Alliance
Program and links to the OSHA–NHCA Alliance page, fact sheet, milestones and successes. The NHCA web
page also highlights Paula White’s (Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs,
USDOL-OSHA) presentation on February 20, 2004 during the NHCA 29th Annual Conference in Seattle,
Washington and an article by the NHCA President, Tim Bailey.
OSHA-NHCA Alliance Web Page
The OSHA-NHCA Alliance Web page on OSHA’s Web site features information on the products, resources,
activities, events and milestones and successes. For information on the number of visits to the
OSHA-NHCA Alliance Web page, please see the Alliance Program Reach table on page 5.
Print and Electronic Media
Articles on the OSHA-NHCA Alliance have appeared in a number of printed and online publications,
including: the NHCA President’s Message, OSHA’s Press Releases, QuickTakes, Occupational Safety and
Health Reporter and insidehealthpolicy.com. Over 50,000 individuals were reached through the
publications. For more information on the articles, please see the Alliance Program Reach on page 5.
- Executive Summary
Through the Alliance Program, OSHA and NHCA have reached out to NHCA’s members and others with
information, guidance, and access to training resources to help them protect employees’ health and
safety, particularly by addressing issues associated with noise-induced hearing loss and
implementing Hearing Conservation Programs (HCPs) and Hearing Loss Prevention Programs (HLPPs).
In its first year, the OSHA-NHCA Alliance Web page on OSHA’s Web site was launched. It features
links to related documents, activities and events, products and resources, and milestones and
successes. The NHCA Web site has a NHCA-OSHA Alliance web page which features Alliance Program
information. Additionally, members of the implementation team helped to review and revise OSHA’s
Noise and Hearing Conservation and Construction-Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety and Health
Topics pages. The Alliance is helping to develop OSHA’s Noise and Hearing Conservation eTool. The
OSHA-NHCA Alliance maintains OSHA’s Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety and Health Topics pages
and has agreed to maintain OSHA’s Noise and Hearing Conservation eTool once it is posted to the OSHA
Web site. Please see the addendum for the NHCA members that are serving on the editorial boards for
OSHA’s Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety and Health Topics pages and the Noise and Hearing
Conservation eTool.
Representatives from the OSHA-NHCA Alliance made presentations and exhibited at conferences and
meetings during the first year of the Alliance to promote the Alliance and share information to the
public about noise-induced hearing loss and hearing conservation, the events included the 2004 NHCA
Annual 29th Hearing Conservation Conference and OSHA Stakeholder meetings on hearing conservation in
the construction industry.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
February 19-21: 2004 NHCA 29th Annual
Conference, Seattle, Washington
- Speaker: Paula White, Director, Directorate of Cooperate and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA,
"Cooperative Programs: Expanding OSHA’s Impact." OSHA-NHCA Alliance shared an exhibit booth
with NIOSH during the conference.
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300 |
March 24-25, 2004: Stakeholder meeting Chicago
Illinois
- Ted Madison and Carol Stephenson represented the NHCA at the stakeholder meeting.
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Data Not Available |
| Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety and Health
Topics page |
67,000 |
| Construction – Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety
and health Topics page |
45,400 |
| July 2003 – "Changing Times," NHCA Presidents Message |
430 |
| June 15, 2003 – "National Hearing Conservation
Association Aligns with OSHA," OSHA’s bi-weekly e-newsletter, QuickTakes |
50,000 |
| June 9, 2003 – "OSHA Forms Partnership with Hearing
Conservation Group," insidehealthpolicy.com |
Data Not Available |
| June 5, 2003 – "OSHA Aligns with Hearing Association
to Prevent Noise Induced Hearing Loss," Occupational Safety and Health Reporter |
Data Not Available |
| NHCA Alliance Webpage on the OSHA Website |
4,649 |
June 2, 2003 – "National Hearing Conservation
Association Aligns with OSHA
Preventing noise-induced hearing loss is focus of Alliance," OSHA News Release |
25 News Services |
| TOTAL |
167,379 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the Alliance’s second year, OSHA and NHCA will continue to provide information, guidance, and
access to training resources to protect employees’ health and safety, particularly the prevention of
noise-induced hearing loss and the implementation of HCPs and HLPPs.
Members of the Alliance implementation team plan to participate in NHCA’s 30th Annual Conference,
February 24 – 26, 2005, in Tucson, Arizona. Deborah Gabry, Health Scientist, DSTM, will give a
presentation entitled "OSHA’s Alliance Program," particularly focusing on the OSHA-NHCA Alliance.
Additionally, OSHA plans to staff an exhibit booth with information products on the OSHA-NHCA
Alliance, the Alliance Program, and OSHA’s other cooperative programs as well as hearing
conservation and personal protective equipment.
The OSHA - NHCA Alliance Implementation Team has also discussed a number of additional activities
that will be undertaken in the upcoming year. NHCA representatives will continue to serve on the
Noise and Hearing Conservation and Construction- Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety and Health
Topics pages and finish the eTool and serve on its editorial board. The Alliance will also review
and provide comments on OSHA documents as requested. In addition, the team has agreed to work with
another Alliance Program participant, the National Association of Shooting Ranges (NASR) and the
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. (SAAMI) on the development of a HCP for
indoor shooting ranges.
Report prepared by: Sandi Khan, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
January 14, 2005.
Addendum
NHCA representatives serving on the editorial pages for OSHA’s Noise and Hearing Conservation and
Construction- Noise and Hearing Conservation Safety and Health Topics page and the OSHA Noise eTool:
Carol M. Stephenson, National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati OH
Ted Madison, President, NHCA, 3M Company, St Paul, MN
Rick Neitzel, Director of Communication, NHCA, University of Washington Dept. of Environmental &
Occupational Health Sciences, Seattle, WA
Theresa Schulz, Director of Education, NHCA, Sonomax Hearing Healthcare, Fall Branch, TN
Laurie Wells, President-Elect, NHCA, Associates In Acoustics, Loveland, CO
Randy Tubbs, NIOSH, Cincinnati OH
John Elmore, NHCA, Precision Hearing Conservation, Helotes, TX
Lee Hager, NHCA, Sonomax Hearing Healthcare, Portland, MI
Mary McDaniel, NHCA, Pacific Hearing Conservation, Inc., Seattle, WA
Dennis Driscoll, NHCA, Associates in Acoustics, Evergreen, CO
Deanna Meinke, NHCA, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
James Lankford, NHCA, Professor Emeritus, University of Northern Illinois, Dekalb, IL
Tim Bailey, NHCA, Quest Technologies, Inc., Oconomowoc, WI
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